“A natural storyteller, Skaife writes with affection and insight about these powerful, unpredictable and highly intelligent birds.” - Guardian (UK)

“[Skaife is] a born storyteller with a gift for banter . . . . beguiling, fascinating, and highly amusing.” - Helen Macdonald, The Atlantic

“What a terrific book. . . I learned so much about ravens, and even things I didn’t know about the Tower. It’s like spending a long evening with a bottle of whisky as a wise Ravenmaster tells you everything you need to know.” - Neil Gaiman

“A riveting read . . . witty and bewitching.” - Winnipeg Free Press

“Lively and cheeky. . . . Balancing fascinating tidbits with macabre details, [Skaife] titillates as he educates, rehabilitating the gloomy reputation of the raven. Skaife’s conversational style and disarming candor make this a rollicking tale fit for nearly any armchair adventurer.” - Publishers Weekly

“This is a charmer! Life with the legendary ravens at the Tower of London! Chock full of wild things you didn’t know.” - Margaret Atwood

“A delightful read from a masterful—and very funny—storyteller. [The ravens are] much like us: brave, silly, ruthless, charming, unpredictable, brilliant, lovable, and complex.” - Jennifer Ackerman, author of the New York Times–bestselling The Genius of Birds

“I will never forget the first time I saw Christopher Skaife, in full Yeoman Warder regalia, feed one of his beloved ravens a chick carcass. The nearby group of French tourists were horrified, but I looked on in wonder at the sheer size and power of the Tower ravens. Chris adores his birds with every fiber of his being. His knowledge and love of the ravens fly off the page in The Ravenmaster.” - Caitlin Doughty, author of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

“Christopher Skaife adores his birds with every fiber of his being. His knowledge and love of the ravens fly off the page in The Ravenmaster.” - Caitlin Doughty, author of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

“Christopher Skaife is both a ravenmaster and a master storyteller. Compulsively readable—I devoured the book in a single sitting!” - Lindsey Fitzharris, author of The Butchering Art

“The Ravenmaster will enable the public to see ravens not simply as a memorial to days of yore, but every bit as much a part of history as monarchs and politicians. Christopher Skaife’s tales contain not only comedy but also tragedy, frustration, love, hubris, fear, foolishness, compassion, and uncertainty. Keeping the ravens requires constant negotiation with them, in which, as Skaife repeatedly observes, we learn not only about corvids but also our own role as human beings.” - Boria Sax, author of City of Ravens

“Christopher Skaife’s tales contain not only comedy but also tragedy, frustration, love, hubris, fear, foolishness, compassion, and uncertainty. Keeping the ravens requires constant negotiation with them, in which, as Skaife repeatedly observes, we learn not only about corvids but also our own role as human beings.” - Borix Sax, author of City of Ravens

“A delightful read from a masterful—and very funny—storyteller. Christopher Skaife the Ravenmaster knows birds in a way that humans rarely do. He gives us an intimate insider’s view of the seven big, powerful, boisterous ravens who rule his life, who tease him mercilessly and teach him well, who play KerPlunk, who plan and execute elaborate ploys for stealing sandwiches, who guard the Tower of London and its visitors (and only occasionally terrorize them), who are—as he says with characteristic insight—much like us: brave, silly, ruthless, charming, unpredictable, brilliant, lovable, and complex.” - Jennifer Ackerman, author of the New York Times–bestselling The Genius of Birds